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Saturday, April 25, 2009

Rainy Saturday

Perfect for working on a project without feeling guilty about not being in the garden.

This is a picture of a February sunrise in our backyard.

I decided to manipulate it a little with my trial version of Photoshop. Before this, I was a Photoshop virgin, but I must say I'm hooked. I've been trying all sorts of stuff with it. I thought about simplifying it a bit by taking out some of the trees, but I kinda like the chaos of them.

So here's the pic after I played with it and got to where I really liked it. I really just saturated the colors a bit; warmed up the sky and cooled down the snow. Then I printed it on a piece of fabric.

Now comes the really fun part where I get to expand on it. I'll add more fabric, paint some stuff and maybe add some beading or other embellishment to emphasize the contrast between the hot and the cold.

2 comments:

don't forget what little lulu sang, "so when it's raining, it's not raining anymore, it's pouring violets." or something like that. we go do the beach when it's raining, mostly storming. i love the power of the elements.

Favorite art quotes

If you hear a voice within you say, "you cannot paint," then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. --Vncent van GoghEvery child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. --Pablo Picasso